Yamato period — This is summary of two more detailed articles, Kofun period and Asuka period. The nihongo|Yamato period|大和時代| Yamato jidai is the period of Japanese history when the Japanese Imperial court ruled from modern day Nara Prefecture, then known as… … Wikipedia

power of acceptance — see power 2b Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. power of acceptance … Law dictionary

Permian Period — Interval of geologic time, 290–248 million years ago. The last of the six periods of the Paleozoic Era, it follows the Carboniferous Period. During the Permian, the continents joined to form a single supercontinent, Pangea. Hot, dry conditions… … Universalium

Witch trials in the Early Modern period — Punishments for witchcraft in 16th century Germany. Woodcut from Tengler s Laienspiegel, Mainz, 1508. The Witch trials in the Early Modern period were a period of witch hunts between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries,[1] when across Early… … Wikipedia

Tertiary Period — Interval of geologic time, 65–1. 8 million years ago. It constitutes the first of the two periods of the Cenozoic Era, the second being the Quaternary. The Tertiary has five subdivisions: (from oldest to youngest) the Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene … Universalium

risk acceptance — An informed decision to accept the *risks (and *rewards) of an activity or *market. For example, the risks of operating in high technology markets can be extremely high, owing to the danger of rapid *product Obsolescence, but markets of this type … Auditor's dictionary

Scrip of Edo period Japan — During the Edo period, feudal domains of Japan issued scrip called nihongo| hansatsu |藩札 for use within the domain. This paper currency supplemented the coinage of the Tokugawa shogunate. Most scrip carried a face value in silver coinage, but… … Wikipedia

Kōbun (period) — The years of Emperor Kōbun s reign or the Kōbun ( ja. 弘文) period should not be misunderstood as a Japanese era name (年号, nengō , lit. year name). The nengō system which was introduced in reign of Emperor Kōtoku was abandoned at the end of his… … Wikipedia